Chapter 15 Test

Front

Who invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

Front

Who assisted Alexander Bell in the invention of the telephone?

Back

Thomas Watson

Front

What was Thomas Edison's MOST FAMOUS invention? Options: phonograph, incandescent light bulb, storage battery, electric generators

Back

incandescent light bulb

Front

Who pioneered the design of suspension bridges?

Back

John Roebling

Front

What company became the largest manufacturer of steel in the world?

Back

Carnegie Steel Company

Front

Who developed an inexpensive method of turning iron ore into steel?

Back

Sir Henry Bessemer

Front

first successful oil well

Back

Drake's Folly

Front

founded Standard Oil Company; became the wealthiest man in America

Back

John D. Rockefeller

Front

one who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product

Back

entrepeneur

Front

The Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad were the two lines that constructed the first _____________ railroad.

Back

transcontinental